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1 Peter 3:9
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1 Peter 3:9
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9 (A)not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary (B)blessing, knowing that you were called to this, (C)that you may inherit a blessing.
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Romans 12:17
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Romans 12:17
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17 (A)Repay no one evil for evil. (B)Have[a] regard for good things in the sight of all men.
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- Romans 12:17 Or Provide good
Romans 12:17
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Romans 12:17
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Romans 12:14
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Romans 12:14
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14 (A)Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
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Romans 12:14
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Romans 12:14
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14 Bless those who persecute you;(A) bless and do not curse.
Romans 12:19-21
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Romans 12:19-21
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19 Beloved, (A)do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, (B)“Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. 20 Therefore
(C)“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
If he is thirsty, give him a drink;
For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.”
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but (D)overcome evil with good.
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Romans 12:19-21
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Romans 12:19-21
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19 Do not take revenge,(A) my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a](B) says the Lord. 20 On the contrary:
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”[b](C)
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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- Romans 12:19 Deut. 32:35
- Romans 12:20 Prov. 25:21,22
Proverbs 20:22
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Proverbs 20:22
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- Proverbs 20:22 repay
Proverbs 20:22
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Proverbs 20:22
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
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15 (A)See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always (B)pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
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15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,(A) but always strive to do what is good for each other(B) and for everyone else.
Matthew 5:44
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Matthew 5:44
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44 [a]But I say to you, (A)love your enemies, bless those who curse you, (B)do good to those who hate you, and pray (C)for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
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- Matthew 5:44 NU But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you
Matthew 5:44
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Matthew 5:44
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44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(A)
Matthew 5:39
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Matthew 5:39
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39 (A)But I tell you not to resist an evil person. (B)But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
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Matthew 5:39
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Matthew 5:39
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39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.(A)
Luke 6:27-29
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Luke 6:27-29
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Love Your Enemies(A)
27 (B)“But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 (C)bless those who curse you, and (D)pray for those who spitefully use you. 29 (E)To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. (F)And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either.
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Luke 6:27-29
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Luke 6:27-29
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Love for Enemies(A)
27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,(B) 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.(C) 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them.
Proverbs 17:13
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Proverbs 17:13
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13 Whoever (A)rewards evil for good,
Evil will not depart from his house.
Proverbs 17:13
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Proverbs 17:13
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Ephesians 4:32
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Ephesians 4:32
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32 And (A)be kind to one another, tenderhearted, (B)forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
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Ephesians 4:32
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Ephesians 4:32
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32 Be kind and compassionate to one another,(A) forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.(B)
1 Peter 2:20-23
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1 Peter 2:20-23
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20 For (A)what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. 21 For (B)to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for [a]us, (C)leaving [b]us an example, that you should follow His steps:
22 “Who(D) committed no sin,
Nor was deceit found in His mouth”;
23 (E)who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but (F)committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;
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- 1 Peter 2:21 NU you
- 1 Peter 2:21 NU, M you
1 Peter 2:20-23
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1 Peter 2:20-23
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20 But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.(A) 21 To this(B) you were called,(C) because Christ suffered for you,(D) leaving you an example,(E) that you should follow in his steps.
23 When they hurled their insults at him,(H) he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats.(I) Instead, he entrusted himself(J) to him who judges justly.(K)
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- 1 Peter 2:22 Isaiah 53:9
1 Corinthians 4:12-13
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1 Corinthians 4:12-13
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12 (A)And we labor, working with our own hands. (B)Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; 13 being defamed, we [a]entreat. (C)We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.
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- 1 Corinthians 4:13 exhort, encourage
1 Corinthians 4:12-13
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1 Corinthians 4:12-13
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12 We work hard with our own hands.(A) When we are cursed, we bless;(B) when we are persecuted,(C) we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage(D) of the world—right up to this moment.
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